Development in the country's cycling facilities

[Iain MacLean - Preseantair] The Scottish Government will put four million pounds into developing cycling resources of the country. Most of it – three million pounds - will go to a new national cycle path between Oban and Inverness. The hope is that this will aid the Highland economy, especially with tourism. Donald Morrison reports.

[Donald Morrison – Neach-aithris] There was a time when heroic knights would travel on horseback, but they are now on bicycle, between Sir Bradley Wiggins and Sir Chris Hoy. The cyclists did so well at the Olympics that bicycles are more popular with people than they ever were. But there is still more need for facilities for bicycles for day-to-day use. Last spring, the Scottish Parliament venture wanted more help. Today, the government earmarked four million pounds for new resources.

[Donald Morrison – Neach-aithris] The bulk of the four million pounds will be spent on a cycle path between Oban and Inverness. There are scraps of a cycle path now between the two towns, like this one, just outside the town of Dores, a few miles outside of Inverness, but those small paths will be joined up now., and there will be a new path between Argyll and the north end of the Highlands.

[Donald Morrison – Neach-aithris] Four hundred thousand pounds will be spent on a venture to encourage children to take their bicycles to school. Especially for parking resources for bicycles at schools. And there will be another half a million pounds for cycling resources at rail stations between Airdrie and Bathgate. Donald Morrison. BBC An Là.

Leasachadh air goireasan-baidhsagail na dùthcha

(Development in the country's cycling facilities)

VocabularyBriathrachas

Riaghaltas na h-Alba - The Scottish Government

slighe-baidhsagail - cycle path

ceann reamhar na maraig - most of it, literally "the fat end of the black pudding"

Baile Dhubhrais - The town of Dores

Àrd Ruighe - Airdrie

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